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In the gym at Monster Academy, the skeleton Boneyard Brass Band played on and on.

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The sounds drifted faintly toward the science lab.

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"I bet Winnie is dancing right now," Ben muttered to Waldo.

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"I bet she stopped looking for me, and now she's having fun with some other monster."

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He sighed. "I just hope it's not one of the football players.

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Or that troll who wears ties to school all the time."

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"I'll tell you what I want to know."

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Waldo stood up and went to look at his experiment again.

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"I want to know who tried to ruin my talk potion."

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"It was probably the same monster who locked us in here," Ben replied.

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"That same idiot who—"

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Just then the door flew open.

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"Mr. Creepy!" Waldo burst out.

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"It's Friday night! What are you doing here?"

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The teacher stared at the two boys in surprise.

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"I'm a chaperone at the dance. What are you two doing here?"

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"Somebody locked us in," Waldo explained quickly.

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"Oh, and by the way, someone also tried to ruin my talk potion."

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"What?" said Mr. Creepy. He strode to the back of the lab.

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"Who would do that?"

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Ben didn't wait to hear Waldo's answer.

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"Thanks, Mr. Creepy!" he shouted. "See you later!"

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He raced down the hall toward the gym.

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Inside the big room, the lights were dim. Ben peered around for Winnie.

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"I hope she didn't leave," he thought.

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"Waldo!" cried Gaby as Waldo rushed into the gym behind Ben.

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"Where were you two? I was so worried."

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"Sorry," said Waldo. "Somebody trapped us inside the lab."

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"That's awful!" said Gaby. "I wonder who . . ."

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Just then the band started playing a new song, and her eyes lit up.

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"Come on!" she said, grabbing Waldo's hand. "You're here now. Let's dance."

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Gaby and Waldo hurried off.

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Ben scanned the dance floor for Winnie, but he still didn't see her anywhere.

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"Whoa!" cried a voice.

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Ben spun around just in time to see a human kid slip and fall.

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Jen, the blob, helped him up.

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"Sorry, Dave," said Jen. "My slime trail can be pretty slippery."

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"That's okay, Jen," said Dave with a grin.

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"I'll just watch where I step!"

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As Jen and Dave danced, Ben looked around for Winnie again.

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He saw Mr. Freaky dancing with a large, red-haired woman.

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"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, Mrs. Hubbletree."

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Mr. Freaky sounded slightly out of breath.

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"I'm having a great time!" replied Mrs. Hubbletree.

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"Thanks again for inviting Mr. Hubbletree and me.

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Unfortunately, my husband doesn't like dancing."

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Ben floated past the principal and Mrs. Hubbletree.

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And then, at last, he found Winnie.

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Her dark hair was long and loose, and she was wearing a beautiful black dress.

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"She's dancing with Zork!" Ben realized with a pang.

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His heart sank as the scaly green monster whispered something in Winnie's ear, and she burst out laughing.

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When the song ended, Winnie said something to Zork, who then hurried off.

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Ben shot over to her. "Winnie! You'll never believe . . ."

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His words trailed off when he saw the look on her face.

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"Where were you?" she asked in a low tone. "I looked everywhere."

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"I'm so sorry." Ben tried to explain again.

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"I got here early, while you were getting changed for the dance.

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And then Waldo wanted to show me his new experiment."

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His chuckle sounded too loud, even to his own ears.

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"This is unbelievable, but we got locked inside the science lab."

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"What?"

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He grinned at her. "Crazy, right?"

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Winnie stared at him without smiling back. "You're a ghost, Ben.

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If you were locked inside the lab, why didn't you just float out through the walls?"

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Ben winced. "I . . . um . . ."

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"I thought you wanted to go to the dance with me," Winnie said. She wasn't looking at Ben.

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"I thought you actually liked me."

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"I did," said Ben. "I mean, I do!

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But then we got trapped in the lab, and . . ." Ben suddenly had an idea.

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"Read my thoughts, Winnie. You'll see that I'm telling the truth!"

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She shook her head. "I told you before, Ben.

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I can read minds only sometimes.

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Other times, especially when I'm upset, I can't read them at all.

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So I have no idea what you're thinking right now."

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Ben sighed. "I'm really sorry. I wish you'd believe me.

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Can I get you anything?"

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"Thank you," she replied. "But Zork is bringing me some iced sludge."

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Ben looked at her pleadingly.

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"I'm supposed to be your date tonight, Winnie.

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Can't we just, I don't know, start over or something?"

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Just then Zork appeared with two cups of iced sludge.

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"Hey, Ben," said Zork.

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"Great dance, huh?" He handed one of the cups to Winnie.

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"Oh yeah," said Ben, forcing a laugh. "I'm having a blast."